# 2022 Spikers' Turf Open Conference

The 2022 Spikers' Turf Open Conference was the fifteenth conference of the Spikers' Turf. The tournament were held at Paco Arena, Manila from 30 August to 6 October 2022 with a total of seven teams.
The Spikers' Turf returned after a three-year absence, with its last tournament played being the 2019 Open Conference.
NU-Sta. Elena Nationals defeated the reigning champions Cignal HD Spikers in the championship match best-of-three series to clinched their first ever gold of the tournament. Cignal HD Spikers gets their fourth silver. PGJC-Navy Sea Lions defeated VNS-One Alicia Griffins in the third place match best-of-three series and claimed their first bronze.

## Participating teams

2022 Spikers' Turf Open Conference :
| Abbr. | Team | Affiliation | Head Coach | Team Captain |
| PAR | Army-Katinko Troopers | Greenstone Pharmaceutical HK, Inc. / Philippine Army | Melvin Carolino | Benjaylo Labide |
| ADM | Ateneo-Fudgee Barr Blue Eagles | Ateneo De Manila University / Republic Biscuit Corporation | Timothy Sto. Tomas | Lance Andrei De Castro |
| CHD | Cignal HD Spikers | Cignal TV, Inc. | Dexter Clamor | Ysrael Wilson Marasigan |
| NUI | NU-Sta. Elena Nationals | National University / Sta. Elena Construction and Development Corporation | Dante Alinsunurin | Ave Joshua Retamar |
| PJN | PGJC-Navy Sea Lions | Philippine Navy | Cecil Cruzada | Gregorio Dolor |
| SRC | Santa Rosa City Lions | Department of Education City Division of Sta. Rosa | Edward Jan Lirio | Chris Emmanuel Hernandez |
| VNS | VNS-One Alicia Griffins | VNS Management Group | Ralph Raymund Ocampo | John Benedict San Andres |

## Format
### Preliminary round

* 7 teams; Single-round robin format.
* Top 4 teams advance to semifinals.

### Semifinals

* The four teams will compete again in a single round-robin elimination.
* The third and fourth-ranked teams will relegate to the 3rd place series.
* The first and second-ranked teams will advance to the championship series.

### Finals

* Best-of-three series.
* Bronze medal: SF Ranked 3 vs. SF Ranked 4
* Gold medal: SF Ranked 1 vs. SF Ranked 2

## Venue

* All matches
* Manila
* Paco Arena
* Capacity: 1,000

## Squads

The following are the club team members.
Army-Katinko Troopers :
2 Awie Abdulla MB
3 Joshua Barrica OH
4 Madzlan Gampong OP
5 Benjaylo Labide (c) OH
6 Jason Uy L
8 Randy Fallorina OP
9 Antonio Torres MB
10 John Kenneth Bayking L
12 Patrick John Rojas OH
13 Kris Cian Silang S
14 Jaidal Abdulmajid OP
15 Nikki Depamaylo S
17 John Daniel Diwa MB
21 Rey Taneo S :
Ateneo-Fudgee Barr Blue Eagles :
1 Vincent Raphael Mangulabnan S
2 Leinuel Crisostomo OH
3 John Kenneth San Diego OP
4 Jetlee Gopio MB
5 Kennedy Batas OP
6 Lutrelle Andre Taneo OH
7 James Daniel Licauco S
8 Amil Pacinio OH
10 Paulo Lorenzo Trinidad L
11 Canciano Llenos OH
13 Lance Andrei De Castro (c) L
14 Emmanuel Go S
16 Andrei John Almandro OH
17 Jeric Sendon MB
18 Jian Matthew Salarzon OH
22 Charles David Absin MB :
Cignal HD Spikers :
1 Sandy Domenick Montero L
2 John Paul Bugaoan MB
3 Owen Suarez S
4 Peter Den Mar Torres MB
5 Edmar Bonono OH
6 Alfred Val Buena OP
7 Rex Emmanuel Intal MB
8 Ysrael Wilson Marasigan (c) OP
10 Wendel Miguel OH
11 Edward Camposano OH
12 Chumason Celestine Njigha MB
13 Manuel Sumanguid III L
14 Louie Ramirez OH
15 Marck Espejo OH
17 Geuel Asia S :
NU-Sta. Elena Nationals :
1 Angelo Nicolas Almendras OH
2 Clarenz Belostrino S
3 Ahmad Fajani Abdul OP
4 Mac Alvin Bandola OH
5 Kyle Adrien Ramones MB
6 Michaelo Buddin OH
8 Jan Mariano Sumagui L
9 Louis Emmanuel Lumanlan MB
10 Obed Mukaba MB
11 Kennry Malinis OP
13 Ave Joshua Retamar (c) S
15 Marco Ely Maclang L
16 Joseph Phillip Bello S
18 Leo Aringo OH
22 Michael John Fortuna OP
23 Jenngerard Anfranz Diao MB :
PGJC-Navy Sea Lions :
1 Joshua Umandal OH
2 Alsali Pajiji OH
3 Jack Kalingking L
5 Ej Casaña S
9 Vince Lorenzo L
11 Omar Lioc OP
12 Jemmy Entig MB
13 Ronniel Rosales MB
14 Marvin Hairami S
15 Peter Quiel MB
16 Gregorio Dolor (c) OH
17 Wilbert Sapida MB
18 Joeven Dela Vega OP
20 Christian Marcelino OH :
Santa Rosa City Lions :
1 Curt Jan Guillermo MB
2 David Quer Talento OH
3 Kris Gabriel Hernandez OP
4 Ike Andrew Barilea MB
5 Jade Alex Disquitado OH
6 Sean Andrei Labrador MB
7 Chris Emmanuel Hernandez (c) OH
8 Mark Jason Baldos S
9 Jhon Mark Espanso L
10 Dave Thomas Lardizabal MB
11 Rhaine Christian Mariano S
17 Jeremi Pierre Cuenca L :
VNS-One Alicia Griffins :
0 Mike Jhoncell Gonzalvo OP
1 Adrian Imperial S
2 Roniey Adviento MB
3 Jan Frederick Mangulabnan S
4 John Joshua Cruz L
6 Kim Malabunga MB
7 Michael Christian Doria MB
8 Jerremy Pedrosa OH
9 Sean Axel Oliver MB
10 Uriel Mendoza OH
11 Alfredo Pagulong L
12 R-vin Morris Gavan OP
13 John Benedict San Andres (c) OH
14 Esmilzo Polvorosa S
15 Jeremy Merat OP
16 Kevin Montemayor OP :

## Pool standing procedure

* Number of matches won
* Match points
* Sets ratio
* Points ratio
* If the tie continues as per the point ratio between two teams, the priority will be given to the team which won the last match between them. When the tie in points ratio is between three or more teams, a new classification of these teams in the terms of points 1, 2 and 3 will be made taking into consideration only the matches in which they were opposed to each other.
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser.

## Preliminary round

* All times are Philippine Standard Time (UTC+8:00).

### Ranking

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | PGJC-Navy Sea Lions | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 2.833 | 544 | 468 | 1.162 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Cignal HD Spikers | 6 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 5.333 | 465 | 388 | 1.198 | Semifinals |
| 3 | NU-Sta. Elena Nationals | 6 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 2.500 | 504 | 427 | 1.180 | Semifinals |
| 4 | VNS-One Alicia Griffins | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 0.714 | 537 | 552 | 0.973 | Semifinals |
| 5 | Santa Rosa City Lions | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 0.438 | 457 | 527 | 0.867 | |
| 6 | Ateneo-Fudgee Barr Blue Eagles | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 0.375 | 451 | 512 | 0.881 | |
| 7 | Army-Katinko Troopers | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 0.412 | 478 | 562 | 0.851 | |

### Match results

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 30 Aug | 14:30 | Santa Rosa City Lions | 0–3 | Cignal HD Spikers | 17–25 | 15–25 | 22–25 | | | 54–75 | P2 |
| 30 Aug | 17:30 | VNS-One Alicia Griffins | 3–2 | Ateneo-Fudgee Barr Blue Eagles | 25–21 | 22–25 | 25–20 | 23–25 | 15–9 | 110–100 | P2 |
| 1 Sep | 14:30 | NU-Sta. Elena Nationals | 3–1 | Army-Katinko Troopers | 20–25 | 25–20 | 25–16 | 25–12 | | 95–73 | P2 |
| 1 Sep | 17:30 | Ateneo-Fudgee Barr Blue Eagles | 0–3 | PGJC-Navy Sea Lions | 22–25 | 19–25 | 19–25 | | | 60–75 | P2 |
| 3 Sep | 14:30 | Cignal HD Spikers | 3–0 | Army-Katinko Troopers | 25–15 | 25–14 | 25–19 | | | 75–48 | P2 |
| 3 Sep | 17:30 | Santa Rosa City Lions | 2–3 | VNS-One Alicia Griffins | 23–25 | 25–21 | 25–22 | 28–30 | 13–15 | 114–113 | P2 |
| 6 Sep | 14:30 | PGJC-Navy Sea Lions | 2–3 | NU-Sta. Elena Nationals | 25–17 | 26–24 | 19–25 | 24–26 | 16–18 | 110–110 | P2 |
| 6 Sep | 17:30 | Ateneo-Fudgee Barr Blue Eagles | 1–3 | Santa Rosa City Lions | 20–25 | 25–17 | 17–25 | 23–25 | | 85–92 | P2 |
| 8 Sep | 14:30 | VNS-One Alicia Griffins | 0–3 | Cignal HD Spikers | 22–25 | 20–25 | 24–26 | | | 66–76 | P2 |
| 8 Sep | 17:30 | PGJC-Navy Sea Lions | 3–1 | Army-Katinko Troopers | 20–25 | 25–19 | 25–21 | 25–18 | | 95–83 | P2 |
| 10 Sep | 14:30 | Santa Rosa City Lions | 0–3 | NU-Sta. Elena Nationals | 16–25 | 16–25 | 22–25 | | | 54–75 | P2 |
| 10 Sep | 17:30 | Army-Katinko Troopers | 1–3 | Ateneo-Fudgee Barr Blue Eagles | 30–32 | 15–25 | 25–16 | 15–25 | | 85–98 | P2 |
| 13 Sep | 14:30 | NU-Sta. Elena Nationals | 3–0 | VNS-One Alicia Griffins | 33–31 | 25–17 | 25–18 | | | 83–66 | P2 |
| 13 Sep | 17:30 | Cignal HD Spikers | 1–3 | PGJC-Navy Sea Lions | 25–20 | 19–25 | 22–25 | 23–25 | | 89–95 | P2 |
| 15 Sep | 14:30 | Army-Katinko Troopers | 3–2 | Santa Rosa City Lions | 25–21 | 22–25 | 25–21 | 17–25 | 15–6 | 104–98 | P2 |
| 15 Sep | 17:30 | Cignal HD Spikers | 3–0 | Ateneo-Fudgee Barr Blue Eagles | 25–14 | 25–23 | 25–22 | | | 75–59 | P2 |
| 17 Sep | 14:30 | VNS-One Alicia | 1–3 | PGJC-Navy Sea Lions | 25–19 | 18–25 | 17–25 | 21–25 | | 81–94 | P2 |
| 17 Sep | 17:30 | Ateneo-Fudgee Barr Blue Eagles | 0–3 | NU-Sta. Elena Nationals | 14–25 | 16–25 | 19–25 | | | 49–75 | P2 |
| 20 Sep | 11:00 | PGJC-Navy Sea Lions | 3–0 | Santa Rosa City Lions | 25–12 | 25–11 | 25–22 | | | 75–45 | P2 |
| 20 Sep | 14:30 | Army-Katinko Troopers | 1–3 | VNS-One Alicia Griffins | 20–25 | 16–25 | 28–26 | 21–25 | | 85–101 | P2 |
| 20 Sep | 17:30 | NU-Sta. Elena Nationals | 0–3 | Cignal HD Spikers | 22–25 | 22–25 | 22–25 | | | 66–75 | P2 |

## Final round

* All times are Philippine Standard Time (UTC+8:00).

### Semifinals
#### Ranking

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | NU-Sta. Elena Nationals | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 279 | 253 | 1.103 | Championship series |
| 2 | Cignal HD Spikers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2.667 | 255 | 232 | 1.099 | Championship series |
| 3 | PGJC-Navy Sea Lions | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 200 | 218 | 0.917 | 3rd place series |
| 4 | VNS-One Alicia Griffins | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 216 | 247 | 0.874 | 3rd place series |

#### Match results

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 22 Sep | 14:30 | PGJC-Navy Sea Lions | 3–0 | VNS-One Alicia Griffins | 25–23 | 25–22 | 25–22 | | | 75–67 | P2 |
| 22 Sep | 17:30 | Cignal HD Spikers | 2–3 | NU-Sta. Elena Nationals | 25–20 | 25–22 | 23–25 | 21–25 | 10–15 | 104–107 | P2 |
| 24 Sep | 14:30 | NU-Sta. Elena Nationals | 3–0 | PGJC-Navy Sea Lions | 25–21 | 25–17 | 26–24 | | | 76–62 | P2 |
| 24 Sep | 17:30 | VNS-One Alicia Griffins | 0–3 | Cignal HD Spikers | 20–25 | 24–26 | 18–25 | | | 62–76 | P2 |
| 27 Sep | 14:30 | VNS-One Alicia Griffins | 1–3 | NU-Sta. Elena Nationals | 17–25 | 25–20 | 21–25 | 24–26 | | 87–96 | P2 |
| 27 Sep | 17:30 | PGJC-Navy Sea Lions | 0–3 | Cignal HD Spikers | 22–25 | 21–25 | 20–25 | | | 63–75 | P2 |

### Finals

* All are best-of-three series.

#### 3rd place

* PGJC-Navy wins series, 2–0.
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 29 Sep | 14:30 | VNS-One Alicia Griffins | 0–3 | PGJC-Navy Sea Lions | 20–25 | 19–25 | 21–25 | | | 60–75 | P2 |
| 1 Oct | 14:30 | PGJC-Navy Sea Lions | 3–1 | VNS-One Alicia Griffins | 26–28 | 25–18 | 25–16 | 25–23 | | 101–85 | P2 |

#### Championship

* NU-Sta. Elena wins series, 2–0.
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 29 Sep | 17:30 | Cignal HD Spikers | 1–3 | NU-Sta. Elena Nationals | 21–25 | 25–20 | 23–25 | 18–25 | | 87–95 | P2 |
| 1 Oct | 17:30 | NU-Sta. Elena Nationals | 3–1 | Cignal HD Spikers | 25–18 | 23–25 | 25–23 | 25–23 | | 98–89 | P2 |

## Awards

| Award | Player | Team |
| Conference Most Valuable Player | Angelo Nicolas Almendras | NU-Sta. Elena Nationals |
| Finals Most Valuable Player | Michaelo Buddin | NU-Sta. Elena Nationals |
| 1st Best Outside Spiker | Marck Espejo | Cignal HD Spikers |
| 2nd Best Outside Spiker | John Benedict San Andres | VNS-One Alicia Griffins |
| 1st Best Middle Blocker | Obed Mukaba | NU-Sta. Elena Nationals |
| 2nd Best Middle Blocker | John Paul Bugaoan | Cignal HD Spikers |
| Best Opposite Spiker | Ysrael Wilson Marasigan | Cignal HD Spikers |
| Best Setter | Ave Joshua Retamar | NU-Sta. Elena Nationals |
| Best Libero | Manuel Sumanguid III | Cignal HD Spikers |

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | NU-Sta. Elena Nationals |
| | Cignal HD Spikers |
| | PGJC-Navy Sea Lions |
| 4 | VNS-One Alicia Griffins |
| 5 | Santa Rosa City Lions |
| 6 | Ateneo-Fudgee Barr Blue Eagles |
| 7 | Army-Katinko Troopers |
* 2022 Spikers' Turf Open champions
* NU-Sta. Elena Nationals First title
* Team roster:
* Angelo Nicolas Almendras, Clarenz Belostrino, Ahmad Fajani Abdul, Mac Alvin Bandola, Kyle Adrien Ramones, Michaelo Buddin, Jan Mariano Sumagui, Louis Emmanuel Lumanlan, Obed Mukaba, Kennry Malinis, Ave Joshua Retamar (c), Marco Ely Maclang, Joseph Phillip Bello, Leo Aringo, Michael John Fortuna, Jenngerard Anfranz Diao
* Head coach:
* Dante Alinsunurin

## Statistics leaders

Statistics leaders correct at the end of the preliminary round.
Best scorers :
| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1 | Joshua Umandal | 110 |
| 2 | Jade Alex Disquitado | 97 |
| 3 | John Benedict San Andres | 93 |
| 4 | Angelo Nicolas Almendras | 78 |
| 5 | Kennedy Batas | 75 |
Best spikers :
| Rank | Name | %Succ |
| 1 | Joshua Umandal | 47.85 |
| 2 | Angelo Nicolas Almendras | 46.48 |
| 3 | Marck Espejo | 45.04 |
| 4 | Kevin Montemayor | 43.67 |
| 5 | Ysrael Wilson Marasigan | 42.57 |
Best blockers :
| Rank | Name | Avg |
| 1 | Obed Mukaba | 1.14 |
| 2 | John Paul Bugaoan | 0.89 |
| 3 | Ave Joshua Retamar | 0.67 |
| 4 | Peter Quiel | 0.52 |
| 5 | Jenngerard Anfranz Diao | 0.52 |
Best servers :
| Rank | Name | Avg |
| 1 | John Benedict San Andres | 0.42 |
| 2 | Jetlee Gopio | 0.36 |
| 3 | Obed Mukaba | 0.33 |
| 4 | Marck Espejo | 0.32 |
| 5 | Michaelo Buddin | 0.29 |
Best diggers :
| Rank | Name | Avg |
| 1 | Jan Mariano Sumagui | 2.29 |
| 2 | Jhon Mark Espanso | 2.26 |
| 3 | Lance Andrei de Castro | 2.05 |
| 4 | John Kenneth Bayking | 2.00 |
| 5 | Jack Kalingking | 1.87 |
Best setters :
| Rank | Name | Avg |
| 1 | Ej Casaña | 5.87 |
| 2 | Ave Joshua Retamar | 4.95 |
| 3 | Owen Suarez | 4.58 |
| 4 | Esmilzo Joner Polvorosa | 4.46 |
| 5 | Mark Jason Baldos | 4.43 |
Best receivers :
| Rank | Name | %Eff |
| 1 | Vince Lorenzo | 65.37 |
| 2 | Angelo Nicolas Almendras | 57.50 |
| 3 | Marck Espejo | 56.67 |
| 4 | Manuel Sumanguid III | 52.00 |
| 5 | John Benedict San Andres | 67.43 |